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HOUSE BILL NO. 1117 Offered January 22, 1996 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-872 of the Code of Virginia, relating to speed limits for vehicles traveling under special permits. ---------- Patrons-- Ruff and Ingram ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-872 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-872. Maximum speed limits for vehicles operating under special permits.

The maximum speed limit shall be ten miles per hour less than the posted speed limit fifty-five miles per hour on any highway having a posted speed of more than fifty-five miles per hour if the vehicle or combination of vehicles is operating under a special permit issued by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in accordance with § 46.2-1139. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may, however, further reduce the speed limit on any permit issued in accordance with § 46.2-1139.